Milwaukee County Zoo Free Day
December 6, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
2024-2025 Milwaukee County Zoo Free Days
Milwaukee County Zoo Day is FREE during winter break! Whether it’s been years, months or days since you’ve been to the Zoo, there is always something new to explore. Family Free Days are a perfect opportunity for you, along with your family and friends, to come and enjoy the Zoo, free of charge (parking and concession fees still apply). Family Free Days are held January-March and October-December, one Saturday a month + winter break. Zoo Pass Plus and Platypus Circle members get free parking.
ALL VISITORS RECEIVE FREE ZOO ADMISSION, BUT THE PARKING FEE REMAINS IN EFFECT.
- January 4, 2025
- February 1, 2025
- March 1, 2025
- October 4, 2025
- November 1, 2025
- December 6, 2025
The Zoo is open from 9:30 to 2:30 p.m. on weekdays, and 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on
Saturdays and Sundays.
For more information, call the Zoo at 414.771.3040.
See our zoo fun from August 2020.
The Milwaukee County Zoo is home to more than 2,000 animals representing 330 species. While it’s always exciting to explore, it’s hard to know exactly where to begin. Click on the links below for overviews of major exhibit locations and a list of animals you’ll find there!
- AQUATIC AND REPTILE CENTER
- HERB AND NADA MAHLER FAMILY AVIARY
- TAYLOR FAMILY HUMBOLDT PENGUIN EXHIBIT
- AUSTRALIA
- NORTH AMERICA
- NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL FAMILY FARM
- FLORENCE MILA BORCHERT BIG CAT COUNTRY
- AFRICA / ASIA / SOUTH AMERICA
- STEARNS FAMILY APES OF AFRICA
- PRIMATES OF THE WORLD
- SMALL MAMMALS
- WINTER QUARTERS
- ANIMAL LIST
The Milwaukee County Zoo began in 1892 as a miniature mammal and bird display in Milwaukee’s Washington Park. The display proved to be a very popular attraction, and by the turn of the century it grew to over 800 animals on 23 acres of land.
During the next one hundred years, the Zoo experienced near-constant expansion, moving to a new 200-acre wooded site, now home to over 3,300 animals and 377 species.
See our 124-year history
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